rose: local retail business owners say they want to see the city improve. but the tax increase would take away from their overall sales. kelly: i would say i'm not for it. i know it would help the community, but it may affect me. rose: warren county residents can vote on the issue at polling centers on tuesday, or by sending in an absentee ballot. stacey? stacey: iowa's chicken after the bird flu outbreak last summer. the iowa department of agriculture says iowa farms had 40 million chickens last month. that's up 6% from december, but down 32% from last year. more than 32 million birds were destroyed last summer, because of the bird flu outbreak. iowa farmers grew more crops, but earned less money last year. farmers grew 6% more corn in 2015, than the year before, but earned 2% less. steve: blockbuster, or bomb? still to come on the news at 6:00, the university of iowa professor that says his formula can predict box office success. stacey: and it draws 80,000 customers to downtown ames every why some main street businesses what's all this nonsense about bal

that's forced the city to scrap levee improvement plans on both sides of the river. instead the city is starting with lowest areas of the levee... building them up as their own funding allows. "it's very frusterating to this neighborhood and to my buisness to know that it might be 20 years before we have protection." he might be right. improved levees in des moines were completed in 20-12... nearly 20-years after the floods of 19-93. the cost of college could go up universities... this is what students pay now for the most popular room and board plans... this is what the state board of regents is proposing for the 2016-2017 school year. some of that increase at the university of iowa is due to a high minimum wage for student employees. 13-hundred students work in the dining hall... and the university is raising wages to match similar increases across most of johnson county. on june first the wage will go up to 9-50 per hour... then on january first of next year it will jump again to 10-25. 22:57-23:07 our hope is that this is going to allow the students that come back

they say local option sales tax could give the city funds it needs to improve. they say a small increase could andrew: as a smaller city, we're just not able to keep up with those expenses. rose: to carlisle city administration, a local sales option tax -- or lost -- would help with city improvements. andrew: it's an investment. we can help with those expenses, and we can see those services improved. rose: currently, the sales tax in warren county is 6%, or $.06 of $1. the local option sales tax would increase it by 1% -- making the total tax $.07 per $1. if lost passes in carlisle, the city could bring in almost $190,000 a fiscal year. andrew: 50% for public safety, and that is our police and fire. and 50% for streets and sidewalks. rose: street projects, such as improving this intersection with highway 5, that sees more than 20,000 vehicles a day. the tax would directly impact retail business owners, like kelly wentzel. kelly: i know it would help the community, but it may affect me. rose: at his truvalue hardware store, the tax may just be a few pennies to cus

. ### what would kids do to improve the city of reno? today city council members-- heard first- hand, from a group of 5th graders in a shark- tank-like event. "hi my name is jesse and i am with the hillary clinton presidential campaign" this 17-year-old is participating in his first caucus this year... and we're tagging along for the experience. so what kind of weather can we expect tomorrow, and into the rest of the week? we will have a closer look at our forecast...and what you can expect in the days to come...right after the break. announcer: "you're watching kolo 8 news now at 6:30, with sarah johns, noah bond, weather with meteorologist jeff thomspon, and sports with josh little. this is kolo 8 news now at 6:30." jeff thompson has your complete forecast. high pressure will rebuild over the weekend and into next week. while nights will stay chilly, afternoons will warm back into the 60s for western nevada valleys, with 50s in the sierra. with light wind through monday. stormyeather is not back in the forecast until at least the next

which until recently was called the murder capital of the world. there are efforts to change an improve that city's image. >> a three-alarm fire today in houston. ktrk, the first of two apartments were on fire. within 10 to 15 minutes. it started to spread to the rest of the complex. the fire started in her owns is gone. there's word that firefighters have problems with getting water on to the fire, including with >> stock >> some good news at the gas pump. prices are the lowest we have russia, saudi arabia and others have agreed to freeze productionment oil prices are surging, an over supply combined with less global demand resulted in a sell off. >> the dow jones is up. the nasdaq up 75 points. the s&p 500 is up 23 points. you can catch the market's closing numbers today on local 12 news, first at 4:00. facebook is dealing with a class action lawsuit because of its birthday reminders. they sent unauthorized. facebook is not commenting on that matter. >> well, you had a smart phone. smart watches, what about smart foods. they are called io fit. >> sensors detect balance and posture. app that offer

widening it from 2 to 5 lanes is just one of many improvements the city is making in preparation for a potential iierchange in the area. it'll also address an increase in commuters at a nearby business park. the road will remain closed until november. the university of iowa is planning to cut down hundreds of ash trees. it's an effort to prevent the spread of the emerald ash borer. the pest that burrows into trees and kills them, was recently found on campus. officials say cutting down the trees is less expensive than trying to treat them. the emerald ash borer has now been found in 30 iowa counties. lincoln high school celebrated its namesake's birthday with honest abe himself. wandered through the halls all afternoon. he enjoyed cupcakes at lunch and stopped for several "selfies" with the students. those pictures are all over instagram, just search the hash tag "selfie with abe." and of course, we had to ask the 16th president what he thinks of politics today... well you know, politics hadn't change much in 150 years, and you're going to draw out one side and draw out the other, an

city officials say the increase would give them new funds needed to improve. the city says it's not able to keep up with expenses and the increase would help. the sales tax in warren county is 6%. the referendum calls for an increase of 1%. nearly 1600 people who were overpaid nearly $434,000 in unemployment benefits won't have to return the money. the iowa workforce development voted to let the recipients keep the cash. of a faulty phone system. an audit shows the over-payments were part of more than and errors over 3 years. todd: time to check in with kurtis gertz with a reminder that winter is sticking around. kurtis: a fantastic weekend. a little band of light snow in northern iowa. the winter weather advisory right now. rarely making it to the ground. light rain along the quad cities north. the main area of snow in the dakotas. that will be dropping in a little later tonight. huge contrasted temperatures. lamoni, 65 degrees. in the metro, now at 44. central iowa south, start out as a little bit of a mix. north, upper 20's and 30's. when it precipitates up

. ### reno city councilmembers are getting ideas on how to improve the city from some local elementary students. these fifth-graders were asked "how can we re-think reno to make great things happen?" then, they were given the assignment to develop a product or idea and present it to the council. some of their concepts included: a community garden and seed sharing program, an urban farm... even a trolley to aces ballpark. teacher ana sanchez organized the project, and says she's blown away by the results. " i actually am speechless, they went beyond my expectations. we're talking about 10 and 11 year olds who are tackling real city problems, not only in our after their short presentations, council members were able to ask questions about the ideas - and grade them on their achievability. ms. sanchez is hoping to make some of these ideas a reality. for a complete list of the proposed projects just go to kolo-tv-dot- topics. stress and pregnancy. they often go together. in tonight's medical minute-- the potential ways stress can impact your baby. and steps you can take, to relax. so what

sessoms says he's worried if the city doesn't improve public transportation. that includes extending the tide from norfolk. (26 9:29) ((down the road we want to take light rail to norfolk naval base to the airport to greenbrier and norfolk naval base to the airport to greenbrier and to the beach)) runs: 08 sessoms discussed the importance of improving the city's broadband and fiber networks, so people can access the things they need online. he says the new arena deal will also bring in a new era of jobs, revenue and cultural experiences. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: mostly cloudy. snow developing by midday. accumulations are likely. highs will be in the low 30s. winds var. 5-10mph. tonight: snow showers end this evening. then clearing and cold. lows will be in the low 20s with nw 10-20mph. saturday: partly cloudy, cold, and windy. highs will be in the low 30s. winds nw 15-25mph with gusts up to 35mph. wind chills will be in the single digits to the teens. a quick moving upper level disturbance will move into the region today. it will create a weak su

the city of cedar rapids wants to invest in storm water improvements throughout the city. to make it happen, some commercial properties might have toay 14 times what they panow. stay with your 24 hour n ns source kcrg tv nine commercial propty owners in cedar rapids might have to pay much higher city fees to handle storm water runoff. but the city is offering those owners a way to trim some of those higher fees. the city is thinking about basing fees on the size of buildings, parking lots and other surfaces that keep water from reaching the soil. that could boost rates for the largest owners from a maximum of 31-hundred dollars a year to more than 46-thousand. the city hopes to get at least one million dollars a year more from higher fees to invest in storm water improvements. kcrg-tv9's dave franzman reducing what they'd have to pay. when the physician's clinic of iowa...or p-c- i...complex opened three years ago, the parking lots had some features most patients don't notice. all around the edge, there's a "rougher" permeable strip of asphalt that allows water soak in bef

sessoms says he's worried young people will leave if the city doesn't improve public includes extending the tide from norfolk. (26 9:29) ((down the road we want to take light rail to norfolk naval base to the airport to greenbrier and to the beach)) runs: 08 sessoms discussed the importance of improving the city's broadband and fiber networks, so people can access the things they need online. he says the new arena deal will also bring in a new era of jobs, revenue and cultural experiences. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: mostly cloudy. snow developing by midday. accumulations are likely. highs will be in the low 30s. winds var. 5-10mph. tonight: snow showers end this evening. then clearing and cold. lows will be in the low 20s windy. highs will be in the low 30s. winds nw 15-25mph with gusts up to 35mph. wind chills will be in the single digits to the teens. a disturbance will move into the region today. it will create a weak surface area of low pressure to our south/southeast. these 2 features will combine to produce snow showers later today. temperatures will be cold enough for

the airport to greenbrier and to the beach)) runs: 08 sessoms discussed the importance of improving the city's broad band and fiber networks, so people can access the things they need online. he says the arena deal approved last year -- will also ring in a new era of jobs, revenue and cultural experiences. sessoms also addressed his recent trouble with virginia's conflict of interest law saying he will regret making that mistake on one vote for the rest of his life. sessoms expects to make a decision about running for re-election next week. a hampton teen faces charges-- after police say she assaulted a school bus driver today. happened on the way to syms middle school this morning. police say the 8th-grader assaulted the 59-year-old driver near grimes road. investigators expect the driver to recover. police say they're trying to figure out how a woman died in newport news. they say someone found close to gildersleeve middle school on minton drive. they were not ready to tell us who she is or how she died. they did not say whether it was suspicious. decision 2016 turns to south carolina. hilla

and there has been an improvement. >> the city is considering charging businesses in the area $12,000 a year each for the extra police patrols. city commissioners hope to have new plans in place in the next few months. >>> tonight prosecutors tell us a boy accused of stabbing another teen in a fight will be charged as an adult. we were there just after police said 16-year-old majors stabbed a 17-year-old more than once in daytona beach earlier this month. investigators say the teen could have died. prosecutors believe majors may have been part of a neighborhood gang. >>> we went through court records to learn the orange run crash that killed a 10-year- old girl could go to trial in may. a year ago this month, investigators said that howard hit and killed audrey clark while she was riding her bike home from school. the defense filed a motion to continue the case and prosecutors objected but the judge agreed to the delay. >>> ucf is facing a second lawsuit related to the data breach. hugley filed the suit saying that ucf did not do enough to protect his personal information. we told you

would estimate at least ten thousand homes thousands of gallons of water in his project meant to improve the city the city installed a

another plan in 1958 in terms of this change was the complete reconstruction of civic center improvements city hall to build underground this is the park the plaza design is from 19 61 betsy carmichael after the facilities underground were made the 1980s a series of plans focused on the public realm but the main focus of those plans and the main result the building facilities simple thai hall and the last major plan was the center happened 20 years ago in 1998 since the 1990s the civically has grown and changed quite a bit a lot of the arts and culture designations have been added the theatre pictured on this slide and a big change occurred the growth of the residential neighborhoods to the south and the middle the conversion of the venice office building as you represented last year the planning department is studying increasing growth in the areas around the market and van ness intersection as i mentioned earlier 2015 was a muslim year for the civic center and the city took on a number of planning efforts to look at the past, present, and future our department looked at the inventory and gre

project meant to improve the city the city installed a new sewer line in cable front yard about a month ago. o line in the backyard had to be sealed with concrete. now everytime it rains. he's left with the mess might think it is the answer is all this loss its absorption with the rainwater now know this is going nowhere standing in my arms jiggle rented a pump pushing thousands of gallons out of his yard. the water line was already up to the house everytime it rains is i can't expect to come home to this the first time homeowner says the city told him this was his responsibility but he still hopeful a solution is coming soon to hire a subcontractor costs thousands of dollars i don't have and i don't know enough to do in norfolk marcella roberts in thirteen years now. now thirteen is now reached out to the city for answers a spokesperson tells us. city officials are where the problem and they're former commanding officer of uss and ceo could get kicked out of the navy captain brian sorenson is accused of demanding sacks to hand out promotions according to our partners at the virginian p

city leaders in kings mountain have big fan plans to improve one of five cities to be worth the state grant. those funds going towards parking lightning and signage. as pam smith tells us officials also plan on using technology to improve it. >> a downtown area can tell you about about the city. for kings mountain people filled downtown represents small-town wealth but it could be improved. >> downtown is -- the mayor is grateful to be receiving $96,000 from the state to develop downtown kings mountain. just exactly where the money will go is still being worked out. he said it's likely going towards park lighting and signage. >> i think the monies from the state helps. >> the grant is the only thing city leaders are excited about. they're also working on the this is an in kings mountain. the apps development is still in its early stages. geisler said it will be good to place for someone looking for a business. >> if you want to know where to go. brett hawkins is a lifelong resident of kings mountain. his bike shop opened a month ago. >> it's great to know that the business. >> he said

. >>> there are plans to improve a the city has one hurdle cross, how council members are organizing a deal with the state. and calling all lego enthusiasts, the way you can enjoy your hobby and get paid at the same time. 3, sum >>> two virginia tech students in jail, accused in connection with the murder of a 13-year-old girl. the connection this case has to our state. >> voters in iowa head to various caucus sites for the first presidential nominating contest in the nation, we'll tell you who is leading in the polls. >> and the first day of polls won't feel like february. you might not believe how warm it's going to get today. good morning it's 5:30 right on the nose, good morning. hope you're doing well, i'm bill leslie. it feels more like april out there. it's february 1st and we're in the 50s, give her take. >> it's a sizzling 71 today. >> we're just going to keep going up. >> you just have to soak it up, because we're going toy warmer temperatures on wednesday, with rain -- to see warmer temperatures on wednesday and rain to go with it. we had a little weather whiplash. right n

. >> new york is one city trying to improve relationships between the city and the law. the city hired 1300 more offifirs they say it's work. they said the community responds when they spend more time outside their patrol cars and actually talking to the people they serve. one officer said he's receiving re calls to his cece phone now, which often leads to tips in unsolved cases. >>> here is a live look outside traffic moving along finanalook at your forecast. forecast. temperatures >>> we are in for some warmer days but you also cauon that the wind will make it a little less warm. numbers -- 55, 60, "oh, it will be a wonderful day." but winds could reach 40 to 45 miles per hour. >> wow. >> so it won't be all that pleasant, very windy out there, and we have a wind advisory in effect for that. >> okay. >> however, tonight, temperatures will hold pretty steady or go up a few degrees and you can see we're already at 50-degrees at 7:00 a.m. and i'm thinking around 58 in cedar rapids but interstate 80 south, i'd say 60 degrees will be a good bet. >> from mid-to-late febrbrry,

coming to johnson county. >> reporter: the city will be spending 1 and a half million dollars on improvements here. they're going to be adding more than a mile of trails and three shelters. that's one example of what's going on this side of the corridor. more people means a city needs more room to play. >> the city is now over 18,000 people. when i started about 20 years ago, there was about 2500 people. >> reporter: part of a plan might consider buying learns for future parks before the city is developed. >> we currently have 20 parks, about 275-acres of ground that we maintain. >> reporter: there is more than a million dollars in improvements this year. many of them will be completed by this summer. >> we also are going to have a splash pad going in this summer. >> reporter: in july, the city plans to add 4,000 feet of recreational trail. beaver creek park is getting a new play ground with zip lines. >> our [ indiscernible ] facilities are the community gathering places. that's where we want families to go have time outside. >> reporter: there will be more than a million dollars in city. th

it has hired an independent police auditor your city officials say bob aronson will enhance oversight and increase accountability with the aim of improving the overall performance of the city's police department. among other response abilities, he will be accepting citizens' complaints and forwarding those to the police department for investigation. >>> martial arts with a mission, later tonight, the bay area gym where kids take classes for free thanks to two high-tech workers giving back. >>> the search is on for a missing bald eagle, a beloved seen headed and where >>> a search is set to resume for a 27-year-old bald eagle missing from a zoo. she was last seen on monday after she flew off when she saw something that caught her interest. ktvu's azenith smith is at the zoo tonight where she spoke with the people searching for her. >> reporter: frank, this is not the first time sequoia has wandered off. she has done this four times this year but the zoo is concerned after her handlers lost her signal on her tracking device. >> basically we're using this to look for a signal. >> reporter: john flynn is high atop a parking garage in redwood

. >>> carmen rodriguez pushed to improve the city's response after a relative died in the cold.track the winter storm with radar, get news and weather alerts as they are issued and customize the forecastç for yo neighborhood with the nbc 10 app. >>> 4:05. 17 degrees. a leaking fire hydrant sent water gushing into the streets in north philadelphia. 23rd and burks. about an hour ago, the water department was on scene. they tell us the hydrant has been shut off. >>> classes resume in just a few hours at ursinus college. many students came down with a mysterious stomach virus. wawa, wegmans and off campus restaurants handed out food while the cafeteria was closed. >> i just didn't go anywhere. i stayed in my dorm. didn't go to the dining hall, didn't go to the library. >> school officials don't know how the virus spread so quickly. the montgomery county health department hopes to have an answer in a week. >>> police are trying to identify the body of a woman fond stuffed in a recycling bin in lehigh county. she is described as an asian woman between 18 and 30 with short black hair.

street improvements, especially lea, who advocated for overall street and infrastructure improvements in the city. trinkle discussed 10th street improvements as well as calling for an increased focus on multi- modal transportation in the city.but one of the most interesting moments came when the candidates were asked what their three most important issues are heading into this race. both discussed job creation as one - but trinkle talked about raising incomes healthcare. lea chose education and public safety in addition to jobs.sots:dave trinkle: "we have a lot of access troubles to mental health, substance abuse, primary care. in fact, roanoke is considered a desert for mental health care, primary care, and substance abuse care."sherman lea: "continue to solidify our educational system. continue to make it strong. continue to work with that because it's important. and with that comes the vocational programs, comes the partnership with virginia western."and the candidates did agree on several issues tonight - including increasing funds for city schools, expanding vocational tech programs, and pla

what are you looking at as far as going after things to improve the city? >> mayor brown: it really boils down to at i campaigned on for the last year. i've been drinking from the fire everything from the city, it can get a little overwhelming, but oftentimes i'm back down and say wait a minute, my theme was business development, different communication and different leadership style and it helps guide me back to where i think one of the main reasons i got elected was my focus, so i've beenenalking to a lot of siness owners just one a one, going and seeing how things are. talking on our economic development folks here on staff and they just sort of share, we're almost on i believe record pace again for mid-askings upcoming in the fiscal year. i think the meetings have gone better in city council, just instilling a difference there and i hope to put a few things t in the next probably four to six weeks in terms of communication with the public. that's been my focus. i can't say it's been one thing. it takes a little time to implement and get acclimated to th

. >> camden county free holder carmen rodriguez pushed to improve the city's cold response after a relativedied due to the old. a relative died due to the >>> track the winter storm on the nbc 10 app. >>> meanwhile, school's back in session today at ursinus college. last week, more than 200 students came down with a mysterious stomach virus. they closed the cafeteria and suspend classes. wawa, wegmans and others handed out food on campus while the cafeteria was closed. >> i just didn't go anywhere. stayed in my dorm. didn't go to the dining hall, didn't go to the library. >> the montgomery county health department hopes to have an answer as to why the virus spread so quickly within a week. >>> a woman's body found stuffed in a recycling bin in lehigh county. in was found in allentown in the parking lot of an apartment complex on east tilghman street. she describe as an asian woman with short black hair, wearing pink nail polish and blue stockings. investigators are calling her death suspicious. >>> in philadelphia's point breeze neighborhood, two men posing as utility workers burst that a h

the city to make improvements to moore square, except on state land lease by the city. a special meeting today will allow the city to put a cafe and rescue rooms on-site. the council meeting begins at 5:00. >>> stocks down after friday's big runoff up nearly 400 points. the dow is down 82 points right now, nasdaq off 21, s&p 500 down 10 points. a sharp drop in oil prices today, a drop of about 5%. for complete marketing and business news, go to www.wral.com and click on business. >>> players from the denver broncos and carolina panthers field questions from reporters tonight. >> the teams arrived in the bay area yesterday, a week ahead of the big game. for the first time, super bowl media day is being held on a monday night, prime time, rather than on tuesday. stay with wral for all of your super bowl 50 coverage. jeff gravley, , kathryn brown and jared fialko bring you coverage. and watch super bowl 50 right here on wral. >>> the olympic games don't begin until august, but the zika virus concerns are already immediate. officials say travelers should not be scared away

it encourages cities to find ways to improve ground transportation. >> we can make it safer and energy-efficient. >> reporter: st. pete councilman kennedy say they are in the beginning stages of applying for the grant. only one city would win. >> i would anticipate the competition will be fierce. >> reporter: the gondola will be the center piece of the vision. >> it is a new idea. it will bring more attractions to st. petersburg. >> we need had the for a long time. it is something to connect downtown to the beaches and make it easy for us to live here to use. proposed route for the gondola. east and west it goes from the st. pete pier to treasure island then north to tyrone square mall to caroline park. the grant covers city-wide wi- fi, smart cars and more parking. are your tax dollars on the line? how soon could it happen? only time will tell since it is in the beginning of the stages. >> why not make the city more beautiful than it is already. >> reporter: darren flowers 10 news wtsp. >> for a closer look at how the city plans to improve your travel in st. pete head to the seen-on-tv section

city's southbridge industrial park. with the project off the table, what will happen with the capital improvement money the city committed to the project? the answer on "news 4 at six." a century old siouxland company broke ground on their new facility today. braunger foods acquired a 75-thousand square foot food distribution center, which includes the old saber building. the president of braunger foods, tom kloucek, says the new facility will help them expand into other markets. the distribution centete will be state-of-the art with new technology and new methods of production to better serve their customers. kloucek says it's been a long time coming. "it's very exciting. it's exciting for our employees it's exciting for our customers. it'll allow us to better serve our customers with more products. it's just awesome," said braunger foods president, tom kloucek the company hopes to have the new facility up and running in about 7 months. the orange city, iowa fire its fire station. in order to get the funding, a 2-point-7 million to a vote on march 1st. this will pay for a portion of the estimated 3- point-56 million dol

photo galley in this story on our dot com. 3 unitypoint health saint luke's is taking steps to improve sioux city. 3 they want to improve access to mental health care by including this option in all primary care clinics. a lot of diseases are associated with mental health and can greatly impact the recovery for patients... and there's a growing need for health care professionals in this field. the unitypoint health company hopes to improve that by working with iowa for a residency program to create more behavioral health specialists. of counselors and behavioral health specialists into our primary care offices is a big initiative for us. we continue to look at opportunities to grow our own behavioral health specialists and try to deal with the access issues that exist right now."3 right now... saint luke's does *not* have enough counselors for all of the primary care clinics... but says it *is* something the hospital is striving for. 3 parents are heading back to class so they can help with homework. it's not just parents of *high schoolers* needing help... though. as reporter jamie (you - cuss)

it has hired an independent police auditor your city officials say bob aronson will enhance oversight and increase accountability with the aim of improvingthe overall performance of the city's police department. among other response abilities, he will be accepting citizens' complaints and forwarding those to the police department for investigation. >>> martial arts with a mission, later tonight, the bay area gym where kids take classes for free thanks to two high-tech workers giving back. >>> the search is on for a missing bald eagle, a beloved member of the zoo where last seen headed and where her handers -- handlers are looking for her tonight. >>> a search is set to resume for a 27-year-old bald eagle missing from a zoo. she was last seen on monday after she flew off when she saw something that caught her interest. ktvu's azenith smith is at the zoo tonight where she spoke with the people searching for her. >> reporter: frank, this is not the first time sequoia has wandered off. she has done this four times this year but the zoo is concerned after her handlers lost her signal on her tracking device. >> basically we're using this to lo

million for neighborhood fire stations and again part of this neighborhood fire station improvement program that the city has been working on and that would be the amount of $14 million and finally $20 million h that will go towards homeless individuals and families the form of improvements at the city owned shelters and service sites so those are the amendments that have been submitted and are before you today it is our understanding that they will need to sit for a week and we'll come back next week with a fully presentation and discussion i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> and we have staff here as well. >> thank you, mr. strong. >> colleagues supervisor tang. >> i'll save any comments for which that is back before the committee i think i made it clear i wish any changes would have come earlier we remember working on the capital improvement plan you know now, when it was calendar in a certain way so that is what i'll speak to obviously i had a huge concern the animal control facilities it was taken out of a previous bond measure but looking forward to work with the rest the city st

street improvements, especially lea, who advocated for overall street and infrastructure improvements in the city. trinkle discussed 10th street improvements as well as calling for an increased focus on multi-modal transportation in the city.but one of the most interesting moments came when the candidates were asked what their three most important issues are heading into this race. both discussed job creation as one - but trinkle talked about raising incomes and higher paying jobs and increased access to healthcare. lea chose education and public safety in addition to jobs.sots:dave trinkle: "we have a lot of access troubles to mental health, substance abuse, primary care. in fact, roanoke is considered a desert for mental health care, primary care, and substance abuse care."sherman lea: "continue to solidify our educational system. continue to make it strong. continue to work with that because it's important. and with that comes the vocational programs, comes the partnership with virginia western."and the candidates did agree on several issues funds for city schools, expanding vocational tech pr

street improvements, especially lea, who advocated for overall street and infrastructure improvements in the city. trinkle discussed 10th street improvements as well as calling for an increased focus on multi-modal transportation in the city.but one of the most interesting moments came when the candidates were asked what their three most important issues are heading into this race. both discussed job creation as one - but trinkle talked about raising incomes and higher paying jobs and increased access to healthcare. lea chose education and public safety in addition to jobs.sots:dave trinkle: "we have a lot of access troubles to mental health, substance abuse, primary care. in fact, roanoke is considered a desert for mental health care, primary care, and substance abuse care."sherman lea: "continue to solidify our educational system. continue to make it strong. continue to work with that because it's important. and with that comes the vocational programs, comes the partnership with virginia western."and the candidates did agree on several issues tonight - including increasing funds for city school

the san francisco public utilities commission began a series of work shops in an effort to improve the city's flood resilience and stop the problems in neighborhoods like this one. abc7 news was there as the city agency educated commissioners. she joins us live. >> this was the first necessary step to potentially create policy change to help alleviate the flooding. some residents did not like the meeting held in the middle of a workday. but the san francisco public utilities commission says it's the first of several. >> that flow can go one way. >> the san francisco public utilities commission educating commissioners, going as far as passing around props so commissioners can understand how the system works. it's part of an effort to stop this. you're looking at raw suesage rushing into homes, and garages. >> this is deplorable. the words i want to say, i can't say on air. >> residents haven't been holding their tongues and have been fighting the city, signing on to a lawsuit against the city. and the general manager says finding a solution is next to impossible. >> no matter what size system,

he'll stand up to the special interests and join me in fighting to improve our city block by block."arold, surprised to see kenney take sides here? >> only the timing, because of when had happened with congressman fattah with his son being sentenced. i was surprised that the timing came as it did. but certainly, kenney had supported evans, evans has been a supporter of kenney, so it's no surprise. chaka fattah is very vulnerable. he's gonna have a tough road being re-elected, so only the timing surprised me. >> what do you think, guys? and obviously, we know the history with fattah supporting anthony williams, who ran for mayor and didn't do so well. >> this is hardly news. >> right. >> i think it was expected that mayor kenney would endorse dwight evans. and it came -- and i agree with harold that the timing, perhaps, is probably the only asterisk on the endorsement. but otherwise, hardly news. >> and people don't think about the timing. they're gonna do what they want to do when they want to do it, how they want to do it. and of course you have to connect the dots. again, dwight ca

the san francisco public utilities commission began a series of work shops in an effort to improve the city's flood resilience and stop the problems in neighborhoods like this one. abc7 news was there as the city agency educated commissioners. she joins us live. >> this was the first necessary step to potentially create policy change to help alleviate the flooding. some residents did not like the meeting held in the middle of a workday. but the san francisco public utilities commission says it's the first of several. >> that flow can go one way. >> the san francisco public utilities commission educating commissioners, going as far as passing around props so commissioners can understand how the system works. it's part of an effort to stop this. you're looking at raw suesage rushing into homes, and garages. >> this is deplorable. the words i want to say, i can't say on air. >> residents haven't been holding their tongues and have been fighting the city, signing on to a lawsuit against the city. and the general manager says finding a solution is next to impossible. >> no matter what size system,

summerlin/howa rd hughes will construct the improvements in city and ndot. the project will add intersection capacity by adding an extra right-turn lane and another left-turn lane. this should reduce the number of lane changes for drivers. here's the problem. the project has no start date. nothing has been set in stone. all summerlin knows is that the timing will coincide with the second phase of development at downtown summerlin - no date for that either. what's driving you crazy? remember, you can write me at. traffic 8 at las vegas now dot com. back to you. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > a strong cyclone rips through fiji. ((brian loftus)) how many people were killed in the storm this weekend... and the other damage it caused./// > ((michael stevens has the latest on the upcoming gop caucus)) ((brian loftus)) apple to help out the government... to help unlock a terrorists phone. the strong message to the tech director. ((kirsten joyce)) > a panda...checkin g out his winter surroundings. how this little guy makes the most out of the snow fall... no sled or mitten

the airport to greenbrier and to the beach)) runs: 08 sessoms discussed the importance of improving the city's broad band and fiber networks, so people can access the things they need online. he says the arena deal approved last year -- will also ring in a new era of jobs, revenue and cultural experiences. sessoms also addressed his recent trouble with virginia's conflict of interest law saying he mistake on one vote for the rest of his life. sessoms expects to make a decision about running for re-election next week. a hampton teen faces charges-- after police say she assaulted a school bus driver today. the division says it happened on the way to syms middle school this morning. police say the 8th-grader assaulted the 59-year-old they charged the 14-year-old and released her. in a statement, hampton schools says the unacceptable. investigators expect the recover. police say they're trying to figure out how a woman died in newport news. they say someone found her dead this evening -- close to gildersleeve middle school on minton drive. they were not ready to tell us who she is or how she died.

government so looking at initiatives to promote public trust and civic engagement, improve the public experience of city services such as business license port lal. improve performance and accountability of initiatives that departments invest in and finally, insure employees have the tools they need to do best work. we discourage departments from proposing idea said that impact direct service to the public and finally looking for examples of cross departmental collaboration and any budget proposals that come forward. as you know, we have a calendar that will be familiar to you. the mayors office issued budget instructions in december in early january the governor issued his budget proposal. the next update toory current financial outlook will happen in february, probably in the next week or so. the controllers office will are elease the 6 month report which givers the mayors office and the board a update on current year financial outlook both on the revenue side and the expenditure side. departments will submit budgets to the mayors office by the enof end of february and in march you will see a joint re

government so looking at initiatives to promote public trust and civic engagement, improve the public experience of city services such as business license port lal. improve performance and accountability of initiatives that departments invest in and finally, insure employees have the tools they need to do best work. we discourage departments from proposing idea said that impact direct service to the public and finally looking for examples of cross departmental collaboration and any budget proposals that come forward. as you know, we have a calendar that will be familiar to you. the mayors office issued budget instructions in december in early january the governor issued his budget proposal. the next update toory current financial outlook will happen in february, probably in the next week or so. the controllers office will are elease the 6 month report which givers the mayors office and the board a update on current year financial outlook both on the revenue side and the expenditure side. departments will submit budgets to the mayors office by the enof end of february and in march you will see a joint re

the city also has plans to expand and add to city parks, and make improvements to dubuque street to prepare for the new liberty high school. the city administrator says people in north liberty should expect traffic delays. "32:05-:14 "it's fun and exciting to be part of a growing community, and of course one of those challenges is keeping up with the infrastructure and then having patience as we make those improvements." construction crews plan to start widening penn street near i-380 in early a new study shows iowa has a lot of bridges that need to be fixed or replaced. the american road and transportation builders association study says the state has more than five thousand deficient bridges. iowa has the most in the nation partly because there are so many bridges. there are 24-thousand, which is the same number as in california. one bridge on the list includes this one on bloomington road near mount vernon. replacing or fixing these old bridges is not a quick process. "to do a bridge takes years, just to start a big bridge project up you go through archeology, through hydraulics right of

street improvements, especially lea, who advocated for overall street and infrastructure improvements in the city. trinkle discussed 10th street improvements as well as calling for an increased focus on multi-modal transportation in the city.but one of the most interesting moments candidates were asked what their three most important issues are heading into this race. both discussed job creation as one - but trinkle talked about raising incomes and higher paying jobs and increased access to healthcare. lea chose education and public safety in addition to jobs. virginia western outqueand the candidates did agree on several issues tonight - including increasing funds for city schools, expanding vocational tech programs, and placing an importance on arts and culture. and both candidates also discussed their experience working in the city - and what they have done and want to continue to do - if elected say about revitalization projects in the city? and the candidates fopr mayor we're the only ones talking about important issues in roanoke.. nine city council candidates came together at the same even

bill: city leaders and one local town are working to improve their downtown using that bill welcome back. he's an absolute legend in the queen city and even though he doesn't play for the panthers in a more bands bows down to the one, the only steve smith. jenna caiazzo got to sit down with him in a one-to-one exclusive interview. take a look. >> use of force on the field. >> when you say what does he do on the football field -- and in the community. attention football fans, steve queen city. what are you doing here? >> i live here. they say you are still here and i say where did i go? i'm still here. i still live here. i don't work here anymore and that's how it is. people come and go and move on the job but i have the unique opportunity that i can still invest here. >> while he plays for the ravens his heart is in charlotte and will always be. >> my home. this is where my children go to school and this is where i pay taxes. this is where it claim residence. so this is also my committee. p when he is and playing football is working tirelessly on this foundation organization founded to h

city council members will consider approving an ordinance which would improve the sewer system. city leaders say .. the upgrades are necessary... because parts of the line are old and need to be replaced. in all... the project would cost around 22- million dollars but the city has applied for state money to cover a majority of the bill. at one point... martinsville also considered raising sewer rates to cover the cost... but that idea has been tabled. tonight's meeting starts at 7-30... at the city municipal building. if council approves the measure... there will be another vote at the next meeting in two weeks. dealing with water issues of its own. school was cancelled at sheffey elementary due to a lack of clean running water. the district's superintendent says ... the school's water problem started with a water line break last week. at that time... the school was still able to turn water on and off for meals and students were able to safely use the bathroom. as of this morning... however... that ability had been lost... and the campus was closed for the day. it's expected to r

city, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4.>> with the project off the table, the capital improvement money from the city is still available. the iowa economic development authority will also pull 1.5 million dollars in through the targeted jobs tax credit withholding program. (matt) it feels like spring in siouxland. longer this nice weather is here stay. weather ad-lib today as western siouxland saw gusts between 60 and 70 miles per hour with sioux city seseng a 51 mile per hour gust todada the wind is now settling and it will become pretty calm tonight and saturday. conditions will still be nice on saturday although most of our highs will be about five degrees cooler than today. a man accused of attempted murder has been charged. 36-year-old jeremy werneburg was arrested in sac county, iowa on wednesday. sunday night when authorities say he intentionally ran a man down with his car outside a bar in cnarvon. day, he was transferred from webster r unty jail to sac cocoty jail today and appeared before a judge. werneberg is charged with attempted murder. werneburg does have other charges in webster county having to do with

found no consensus among scientists about whether a population wide reduction of salt can improve health. the city's health department says it is still committed to its sodium intake recommendations and the law will be enforced on march 1st. >>> it is day two in a funding fight pitting the big apple against the white house. the police commissioner. >>> and an uber customer gets slapped with a mystery charge for more than 700 pesos. it was a ride in mexico she never took. >>> and dave price is here with the weather. >> it's a case of perfect weather and perfect timing. that is unless you're a skier. we'll explain when we see you in just a couple of minutes. >>> and lester holt will be here on. >>> tonight, trump versus the pope. why they are now at odds. >>> if a hospital can have their computerer data taken, how is s all across america families are coming back to time warner cable for a whole new experience. pwe came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. oh she's impressed. we're catching up on movies and shows on demand just as fast as we can watch them. twc's home wifi is s